NEW JERSEY – For a feature story in the August Family Fun magazine, we headed to the Jersey Shore with models from Wilhelmina Philadelphia. We had a special opportunity to photograph a real-life mother and son (Camille and Matteo Savo) on location in Ocean City – it was their first time modeling together. For the reportage part of the story, we checked out Tent City in Ocean Grove, kite flying at Seaside Park Beach, Lucy the Elephant in Margate City, and Cape May diamonds at Sunset Beach. We also devoured plenty of Johnson’s caramel popcorn and Brown’s donuts. For more family vacation ideas, check out Family Fun online. See more from this shoot in our Travel portfolio. All prop and wardrobe styling for the models by Wendy Oswald Kinney.

NEW YORK, NY – Our friend Phillip Low makes beautiful hand milled acrylic sculptural pieces. He was kind enough to let us photograph him and his work in progress during a studio visit. Adopting the aesthetic of prisms and prismatic color separation, his pieces shape light in a way that is absolutely magical.

Saugatuck, MI – When you shoot editorial interiors, you often get to witness something quite special – you see how families interact, how they make themselves at home, and how the home really does reflect who they are. At this cottage of Gwen and Jay DeBruyn, shot for Coastal Living’s March color-themed issue, home is clearly where the heart is. Decorated by Gwen, along with her daughter Amber (they run local decor/design shop Bayberry Cottage together), the rooms surround you with bright colors, florals, and patterns — creating a very cheerful retreat for the many grown children and young grandchildren. We had the pleasure of meeting some of them, and everyone made us feel like extended family during our two-day shoot. See our Interiors gallery for more or read about Gwen’s inspirations at Coastal Living. All styling by Liz Strong.

WASHINGTON D.C. – If you haven’t heard, sour beer is trending. So, thanks to Food & Wine, we got to belly up to the bar at Bluejacket, a microbrewery making some of the best sours in the U.S. As the name implies, sour beer can be quite tart and funky, but at Bluejacket, there is something for everyone. We liked a sour brown ale – The Moby Grape. Our tour took us from grain to glass, and it takes a complicated brewing process to achieve the unique flavors (see Why Sour Beer is the Most Exciting Brewing Trend Right Now). A few more images from this shoot are featured in our Food and Portraits galleries.

BROOKLYN, NY – We humans are one-of-a-kind, and conceptual artist Allan McCollum’s ongoing shapes project celebrates just that. The project, which began in 2005, has the intent of creating a unique shape for every person on the planet when the population peaks at around 9.5 billion. Architectural Digest sent us on a studio visit with McCollum not long ago in anticipation of his latest solo exhibition, The Shapes Project: Perfect Couples, that is happening now at the Petzel Gallery in New York City (through October 4). For this exhibit, the shapes are rendered in color for the first time (read Group Dynamic in AD).